Meeting to seek public input on Texas 3 segment

The control tower at Ellington Airport, which is one of the facilities along a 14-mile portion of Texas 3 that is being studied for improvements to improve safety and traffic flow.

The control tower at Ellington Airport, which is one of the facilities along a 14-mile portion of Texas 3 that is being studied for improvements to improve safety and traffic flow.

Photo: Jon Shapley, Staff / Houston Chronicle

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The control tower at Ellington Airport, which is one of the facilities along a 14-mile portion of Texas 3 that is being studied for improvements to improve safety and traffic flow.

The control tower at Ellington Airport, which is one of the facilities along a 14-mile portion of Texas 3 that is being studied for improvements to improve safety and traffic flow.

Photo: Jon Shapley, Staff / Houston Chronicle

Meeting to seek public input on Texas 3 segment

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A Sept. 25 hearing set will garner public opinions for a study on what changes are needed to boost safety and mobility on a 14-mile section of Texas 3 that runs through South Houston, Webster and Houston.

The meeting will be from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the City of Webster Civic Center, 311 Pennsylvania Ave., Webster.

The section of Texas 3 under study stretches from Brookglen Drive at the northern border of South Houston south to League City. Proposed improvements would aim to reduce vehicle accidents, speed traffic flow and increase access to land development, according to a Texas Department of Transportation synopsis of the study.

The road varies along the route, with portions featuring four and six lanes. The route carries approximately 16,000 to 24,500 vehicles per day, including heavy vehicle traffic, and has a higher than average crash rate compared to similar roads across the state, according to the TxDOT synopsis.

A committee studying the route includes experts from TxDOT, the Houston-Galveston Area Council and the cities of Houston, South Houston, Webster and Houston.

Texas 3 provides key access to the Johnson Space Center, Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base and Airport as well as Coast Guard headquarters.